Kids, this is your chance to make snapshots extra special! Everyone's art will get a spot in the magazine, but one person will get to be our cover -- and it could be you! snapshots is the University of Iowa's literary magazine for children! The journal is written, produced, edited, and published by undergraduate/graduate students
Version 1.0.0 The waters around Cape Cod used to cool off gradually, signaling to sea turtles that it was time to swim south. But now, due to climate change, the water stays warm too long and cools off too quickly, making the turtles too cold to migrate. Join author Jacqueline Briggs Martin as she reads
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to chase your dinner up a wall? Or see heat? Or smell with your tongue? Join us to interact with live reptiles, learn how they experience the world, then explore your ideas through the very human act of creative writing. Prepare to slither and scribble with a
The Iowa Children's Museum Sing Along will feature creature sounds, animal songs and dancing for the whole family!
Free for Kids! Adult Admission $5! Twenty-thousand years ago, Earth is a wondrous, prehistoric world filled with great danger, not the least of which is the beginning of the Ice Age. To avoid really bad frostbite, the planet's majestic creatures—and a few small, slothful ones—begin migrating south as we follow our sub-zero heroes: a woolly
Join us as local children’s book authors share their newest stories, answer questions, and sign books. Explore each author’s table, where a variety of books for young readers will be available for purchase. Sandra Rhea | Allison Ward | Michelle Gillitzer | Ashlyn Solinsky | Breanna Ferry | Nalina Siva
Bring your camera and snap a picture with Clifford and Frog & Toad
Hop on over to meet some of the coolest frogs, toads, and salamanders around! Join Toadally Awesome Pets’ Mobile Amphibian Education Center for a hands-on open house where kids and families can explore the amazing world of amphibians up close. You’ll get to see and touch a variety of live amphibians on display, learn fun
Join your favorite librarians for a very special storytime!
Join Midwest Chinese Academy for a festive Lunar New Year storytime! Enjoy a heartwarming Chinese New Year story about family reunion and learn how to say “Happy New Year” in Mandarin. Perfect for curious young learners and families!
Bring your camera and snap a picture with Clifford and Frog & Toad!
Students in grades 1 through 8 in Corridor area districts have been invited to submit writing to One Book Two Book! Those submissions are evaluated by a team at ACT in Iowa City. Grade-level winners will be selected in two categories: The Write Stuff, which is judged based on language, clarity, structure, and emotional impact.
